Pandan Lamingtons
An Original Recipe by Lorraine Elliott
Preparation time: 30 minutes
Cooking time: 30 minutes
- 4 eggs, at room temperature, separated
- 80g/2.8ozs. caster sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 100g/3.5ozs. caster sugar
- 70ml/2.5ozs. oil
- 1/2 teaspoon pandan paste
- 50ml/1.7ozs. coconut cream
- 150g/5ozs. cake flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
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Pinch of fine salt
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1/2 cup kaya coconut jam
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300g/10.6ozs white chocolate
- 150ml/5ozs. coconut cream
- 200g/7ozs. flaked coconut
OR
- 600ml/21.2flozs pure cream
- 200g/7ozs. flaked coconut
Buyer's tip: pandan paste and kaya jam are both easily available at Asian grocery stores.
Step 1 - Preheat oven to 180C/350F and line the base only of a square 20x20cm/8x8inch tin (not a non stick one) with parchment. Beat egg whites and cream of tartar until soft and foamy. Add in the 80g/2.8ozs of caster sugar in a steady stream and whisk until firm and you can turn the bowl upside down without it moving. Scoop out and place in a large bowl. Then using the same bowl as the whites, whisk the yolks and 100g/3.5ozs of caster sugar until pale (2-3 minutes). Whisk in oil until emulsified and then add coconut cream and pandan paste. Sieve in cake flour, baking powder and salt.
Step 2 - Add the yolk mixture to the whites and fold in until streaks of white and green disappear and it becomes a uniform colour. Tap the tin gently on the bench to remove any large air bubbles. Bake for 30 minutes or until set. Once you take it out I like to run a butter knife around the edges to loosen. Allow to cool completely. You can do this the day before you want to serve them and wrap them in cling film when they are cool.
Step 3 - Then trim the cake to remove the brown edges on the side and cut into squares or rectangles. Then slice each in half horizontally and fill with kaya (coconut jam). Spread a large plate with coconut flakes ready to roll the cake in.
Step 4 - To make the ganache dip melt the chocolate and then stir in the coconut cream. Using two forks dip each cake in coating it on all sides. Place in the coconut flakes and coat on all sides.